Innovative primary care delivery in rural Alaska: A review of patient encounters seen by community health aides

International Journal of Circumpolar Health

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Golnick, Christine ^a   Asay, Elvin ^b   Provost, Ellen ^b   van Liere, Dabney ^c   Bosshart, Cora ^a   Rounds Riley, Jean ^a   Cueva, Katie ^d   Hennessy, Thomas W ^e  

^a ALASKA NATIVE TRIBAL HEALTH CONSORTIUM   (United States)

^b Alaska Native Epidemiology Center   (United States)

^c Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA ANCHORAGE   (United States)

^e CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Alaska native health care; CHA P; Community health workers; Health aides; Primary care; Rural health care

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMMUNITY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH AUXILIARY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RURAL POPULATION; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALASKA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RURAL POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84872976586     PISSN: 12399736     EISSN: 22423982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/ijch.v71i0.18543     Document Type: Review

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